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PULSEJET
Definition of PULSEJET
noun
a valved jet engine where combustion occurs in pulses, as used in the V-1 flying bomb
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Where it comes from
From pulse + jet.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PULSEJET in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 82, 10 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 20 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 82, 10 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PULSEJET starts with P and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read EEJLPSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. It uses J - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start PULSEJ
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PULSEJET?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 82 - and most players walked straight past it.
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